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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1899
Page
7
A collage of jokes and quips from diverse papers. Entries include a veteran poet’s glory, a punchline about moths and clothes, tailor lore, and playful banter about ministers, widowers, and boxing. The mishmash preserves era humor with stray lines and character glimpses.
A collage of improbable exchanges from various papers includes disjointed lines about prohibition states and political figures. The text features misquoted remarks by Miss Cayerne Senator Smallbere and snippets from editorials in Washington Star Ohio State Journal Philadelphia Bulletin, reflecting humorous misfires and a sense of satire.
A curio on how trifling sparks sparked major conflicts from the Sev ben Holstein treaties to the seven years War and Crimea. The piece notes Frederick the Great Pompadour Catherine anger, and later shifts to how modern rulers arbitrate disputes to limit wars. It cites Grant era arbitration of Alabama claims and Africa and China partitions as signs of progress.
The article discusses French skill in producing imitation furs from skins leather and fur writes of Taondon and Lu An English land. It notes vast rabbit hare and cat skin trade with merchants trading skins through many hands and high world demand for fur hides and martens. The piece mentions Paris as a focal point and questions about the scale of the trade.
A colossal white oak recently cut in Knox county Indiana measured eight feet four inches at the butt and 53 inches at the smaller end, reportedly among the largest of its kind. The logs, rolled to White River and loaded onto a barge then moved to Carmel Indiana, with each log weighing about the size of a silver dollar at the ends.
An old discussion on advancing irrigation in the west shows uneven public interest. After water shortages caused trouble in 1873 and renewed concern last year, experts say the outcome hinges on whether the state enjoys a “good year.”
A dramatic exchange unfolds on a Boston street and a riverside near Narragansett. Two former lovers reconnect amid crowds and chilled air as past flirtations surface. The man admits longing while the woman rejects romantic peril, revealing she is now married. He bids farewell as she walks away.
The Washington Post notes a lasting collection of American and London publications, including the London Gazette from 1665, the Herald of the Country, the New York Gazette and Weekly Post, the Pennsylvania Gazette edited by Benjamin Franklin, and other early American papers. It highlights content such as Washington letters, Philadelphia and Boston papers, and 18th century advertisements, slavery-era notices, and revolutionary-era reports, preserved in the library.
A tract of 30 000 acres in Washington cowry Misimi 140 miles south of Memphis Tennessee has been sold to a Vienna Austria firm. The sale includes only the white oak timber though other timber is present. The estimated money consideration starts at 25000 dollars and may exceed fifty thousand dollars.
A fragmented obituary style piece traces a boy from infancy to age 60, portraying a controversial publisher whose career spans a chaotic print shop, a country newspaper, and a powerful but questionable enterprise. The lurid tone critiques the press milieu and its characters, ending with a satirical jab at reputations and public memory.
A fragmented note discusses a quirky theory about digestion and diet with hints of dubious remedies and a dismissive tone toward conventional methods. It mentions a fictional product line and urges skepticism toward unverified cures while implying a final resolution.
At Melrose Massey and D B P Livermore died aged 81. His life work has been mainly along the lines Mary Livermore has become distinguished for.
A new railroad from Harslesburz to Jackson, Misé progresses through virgin forests, promising development of a resourceful area. The route spans miles, across dense woodland, signaling potential economic activity for the region.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Ease powder to shake into shoes for instant relief from tightness, bunions, corns, and blisters. It claims to cure ingrown nails and other foot irritations and is sold in drugstores and stores. Separately, reports note large shipments of black walnut logs, and a mortgage involving Clover-Leaf property with a $9 million claim.
Fragmentary report lists a council of Yohihios and Upited Aloe in Iowa. Names repeatedSuggests a civic or tribal assembly note with unclear details. No dates or clear actions readable, leaving the main event and participants uncertain.
A letter from Mrs Pinknam praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from prolapsed womb symptoms after childbirth. She describes weakness, back pain, headaches, and eventual easy labor and healthy baby. Additional note from Mrs Extent Geuw Erper credits remedies with renewed strength and absence of faintness.
The Missouri governor ordered a special election for August 29 to choose a successor to Congressman Bland amid flood conditions and disrupted local schedules. The Neosho valley in Kansas faces rising waters as emergency measures are prepared and residents brace for potential food shortages.
A degraded ad recounts warnings about health products by Dr Hartman of Columbus. It praises certain remedies for women conditions and promises a free book, urging readers to seek cures from the advertised expert. The language imitates late period medical promotion with strong claims and benefit notes.
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